bear Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 hi could anyone give advice:- joining two 6v 165ah batteries, do they become 12v 165ah .... or...12v 230ah. any comments regards bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Willawaw Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 The simple answer is, if you wire them in series, you get double the voltage, but the same capacity e.g. 12V 165AH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnot Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 hi could anyone give advice:- joining two 6v 165ah batteries, do they become 12v 165ah .... or...12v 230ah. any comments regards bear 12v 165ah (in series_ Regards Arnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayDee Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 hi could anyone give advice:- joining two 6v 165ah batteries, do they become 12v 165ah .... or...12v 230ah. any comments regards bear You need to connect them in 'series' but you wont double their current capacity, it will stay at 165Ah. Only batteries in parallel work this way. But, if you connect two 6V batteries in parallel, you're stuck with your original 6V but a higher Ah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 hi could anyone give advice:- joining two 6v 165ah batteries, do they become 12v 165ah .... or...12v 230ah. any comments regards bear The amp hour rating will remain the same 165 Ah. A 12 volt 165 Ah battery is 6 times 2 volt cells, and each cell is still 165 Ah. A 6 volt 165 Ah battery is 3 times 2 volt cells, and each cell is still 165 Ah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjo Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) hi could anyone give advice:- joining two 6v 165ah batteries, do they become 12v 165ah .... or...12v 230ah. any comments regards bear Depends on how you connect them Wired in series = 12v 165ah Wired in parallel = 6v 230ah Writing while others were posting. Edited April 26, 2009 by johnjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayDee Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 There you go, lots of duplicated correct info for you! Writing while others were posting. I think we all were! Hehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 There you go, lots of duplicated correct info for you! I think we all were! Hehe! And you all agree with each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) And you all agree with each other Probably because the "usual suspects" have yet to join the thread! Lets try another.... If I replace a pump-out loo with a cassette one will it be.... ( a ) A better boat ( b ) A worse boat Edited April 26, 2009 by alan_fincher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Probably because the "usual suspects" have yet to join the thread! Lets try another.... If I replace a pump-out loo with a cassette one will it be.... ( a ) A better boat ( b ) A worse boat I have just reported this post to the moderators for being deliberately disruptive. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayDee Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Probably because the "usual suspects" have yet to join the thread! Lets try another.... If I replace a pump-out loo with a cassette one will it be.... ( a ) A better boat ( b ) A worse boat A BETTER boat of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justme Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) You all need to go back to school Wired in parallel will give 6v & 330 not 230amps But your right on the wired in series at 12v & 165amps. Justme Edited April 26, 2009 by Justme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 You all need to go back to school Not me guv'nor.... I don't think I mentioned any number other than 165 Ah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayDee Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) You all need to go back to school Wired in parallel will give 6v & 330 not 230amps But your right on the wired in series at 12v & 165amps. Justme I didn't mention anything about 230 amps either... Edited April 26, 2009 by kayDee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justme Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Aged about 5 years old I spent weeks knowing I could wire up 2 X HP2 batteries in series and parallel at the same and get twice the capacity at 3 volts. All I had to do was find the "magic" combination of diodes. Similar mentality to the perpetual motion machine brigade. ie that of a 5 year old. Gibbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Aged about 5 years old I spent weeks knowing I could wire up 2 X HP2 batteries in series........ HP2 ? To quote Obi-Wan Kenobi "Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiomariner Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Aged about 5 years old I spent weeks knowing I could wire up 2 X HP2 batteries in series and parallel at the same and get twice the capacity at 3 volts. All I had to do was find the "magic" combination of diodes. Similar mentality to the perpetual motion machine brigade. ie that of a 5 year old. Gibbo I dabbled with perpetual motion between the ages of 6 and 8. I guess I was a later developer. However I had a big breakthrough a couple of years after I got wed. There is a definate link between perpetual motion and the wife's nagging capabilities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjo Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 You all need to go back to school Wired in parallel will give 6v & 330 not 230amps But your right on the wired in series at 12v & 165amps. Justme Copied posters figs, my fault though, should have done my own calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottle Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I dabbled with perpetual motion between the ages of 6 and 8. I guess I was a later developer.However I had a big breakthrough a couple of years after I got wed. There is a definate link between perpetual motion and the wife's nagging capabilities! I always thought that was to do with inverse proportion, the more nag the less work. It is with me. HP2, I remember it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 hi could anyone give advice:- joining two 6v 165ah batteries, do they become 12v 165ah .... or...12v 230ah. any comments regards bear thanks all for comfirmation of what i thought, does not hurt to check, regards bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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